Early Voting Turnout for Local Elections Reaches 13.35% as of 9 a.m. on Second Day

1.54 Percentage Points Higher Than the Previous Local Elections

As of 9 a.m. on the second day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections, the voter turnout stood at 13.35%.

On the first day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections on the 29th, a traveler is casting a vote at the early voting station set up in the Terminal 2 passenger tunnel of Incheon International Airport.

According to the National Election Commission on May 30, a total of 5,959,952 out of 44,649,908 eligible voters had cast their ballots in early voting from 6 a.m. the previous day until the present time, resulting in a turnout of 13.35%. This figure is 1.54 percentage points higher than the early voting turnout of 11.81% recorded during the same period in the 8th local elections.

By region, Jeonnam recorded the highest turnout at 25.32%, followed by Jeonbuk (22.08%), Gangwon (16.38%), Gwangju (16.20%), and Sejong (14.39%). The lowest turnout was in Daegu at 10.37%. Seoul recorded a turnout of 12.89%.

This early voting period for the local elections is being held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both the previous day and today. Voters must bring identification to their polling stations in order to participate in early voting. The final early voting turnout for the 8th local elections was 20.62%.

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